Hello lovelies. I hope you caught the coveted and chic Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show! My eyes were glued to the screen — as I stared in awe — at all of the excitement. In keeping up with the spectacular — I caught up with Stephanie Tamez — NYC most in demand tattoo artist hailing from “Saved Tattoo” in Brooklyn — and she was happy to share her exclusive interview with you…by the TEMPTU PRO team. Why TEMPTU? Well, TEMPTU Body Art and Makeup (including custom tattoos and Dura inks) were used by Stephanie — to create this year’s controversial looks — the “Painted Angel” which Victoria’s Secret very own Liu Wen adorned…
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TEMPTU: What was your inspiration for the Victorias Secret tattoos?
Stephanie T: I was asked to make the tattoos feel and look like classic Americana tattooed circus lady style.
TEMPTU: Can you describe the process of creating the Victorias Secret tattoo from start to finish?
Stephanie T: I met with the designer Todd Thomas and he had a very clear feel for what he wanted- he wanted an authentic painted lady vibe and had researched circus ladies with tattoos and wanted that feel- but with maybe more skin showing, since it is Victorias Secret. Also we decided we wanted only sweet and positive images, so we worked out our options and I gave input as to what I believed would feel accurate. I drew up images to size, ran them by Todd, they approved them, and then I had TEMPTU make the stencils from them. Larger stencils are far more difficult to apply and so we figured we might need to hand paint most of them the day of. I asked two other female tattooers to assist me and Sophia sent me two other assistants, one from TEMPTU, who had experience with the stencils and a make up artist who also had experience with TEMPTU stencils. We started at 8 a.m. and with five people working on her non stop we finished just shy of 6 hours. A long day for all of us, but I am happy with the results.
TEMPTU: What was it like being backstage at the Victorias Secret Fashion Show?
Stephanie T: It was wonderful to see all the production that goes into such a huge project. It is unbelievable- the models are of course gorgeous and all the custom made outfits are truly a great deal of craftsmanship done by a lot of hardworking people. I loved hearing and seeing Rihanna. I thought the opening circus production was fantastic- so clever with all the staging and outfits. I also loved the pinball set.
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